You've Come a Long Way Babies!

The boys are doing great. They are both in a less intensive care unit and they are finally next to eachother! Both boys are breathing on their own without any supplimental oxygen and they are digesting their food as they should and will get to start trying to eat the natural way soon. Magnus' I.V. came out today as he no longer needs I.V. nutrients. We are so proud of how quickly they are advancing. Magnus got to come off his monitor for a family picture yesterday which was the first time the boys have seen eachother since the womb, it was soooo wonderful! Magnus is the ultimate zen baby and the top two pics. The bottom two pics are of Kai, I love his kissy face. Hope everyone is doing well, thank you so much for all your love and support. The boys are very lucky to have so many people rooting for them and so much love in their lives.

Magnus and Kai are Here!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Magnus and Kai! The Johnson Twins are here. Magnus was born at 7:40p.m. Jan. 16th by vaginal delivery and Kai was born at 2:12am Jan. 17th by c-section. On Monday Jan. 5th we had an ultrasound at home and it was discovered that baby Kai had some extra fluid in his body and his heart was beating irregularly. We were referred to UCSF Hospital in San Francisco and were admitted the following Monday the 12th. Because Kai's heart was not functioning properly which in turn caused his little body to retain fluid, we had to start medication on me to try and regulate his heartbeat. The medicine had slowly started working when I started to show signs of labor. On the 14th I lost my mucous plug, then on the 15th Magnus' water broke, and although they gave me medication to try and stop the contractions the by the 16th I was in labor. I had to deliver in surgery due to there being twins and known complications with Kai. They took me down about 6:00 and by 7:40 Magnus was here. My cervix then closed back up a bit and we waited a short while for it to re-open then they broke they water on Kai and we pushed for several hours but Kai had to eventually be born by c-section. Fortunately during labor his little heart rate slowed down more consistently than it had previously and he did not need resuscitation as the doctor's anticipated. He was given a poor prognosis, but so far has proved all the docs wrong and is hanging in there despite the heart condition and being premature. He is beautiful and incredibly strong and we are so proud of him. Magnus is doing wonderful, he is also very strong and we don't think anyone told him he is a preemie! I will try to keep everyone updated, but we have got a lot on our plates right now as I have not yet been discharged from the hospital and the boys will be here at least several weeks. The staff here has been amazing and we could not ask for better care for both the boys and I. We appreciate all the love and support and good thoughts being sent to our family and we are very optimistic for little boy Kai. In the pictures Magnus has the little white patch of hair (from G-pa Johnson) and Kai has the more full face (still a little swollen, but getting better).

Christmas and the 27 Week Bump

We hope that everyone had a very nice Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! We enjoyed a quiet holiday season with local friends, but we missed our family and friends we were unable to be with. Looking forward to seeing you all very soon! Our recent Drs. appointments have gone well, always fun to hear the boy's little heartbeats. I had my gestational diabetes test and they re-tested my thyroid function, I guess I passed because I haven't heard otherwise. We celebrated Joel's 32nd birthday at a very nice Italian restaurant we had not been to before which was really fun, it almost felt like we were on vacation! We are getting really excited to meet the boys. I have been doing some online shopping for nursery gear and I am planning for when I'm off bedrest and can do my nesting (hopefully we can get it all put together before I go back to work).

25 Week Belly and the Buddha

My computer has been in the shop (again), so I have gotten a little behind on the blog. The boys are doing great, moving a lot and making lots of room for themselves in the belly.